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Alexandria Technical & Community College

Alexandria, Minnesota · Public technical college

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60%completion rate · Minnesota avg 48%
$12,000median debt of graduates
$46,061median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$49,393median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission | National League for Nursing, Commission for Nurse Education Accreditation (Accredited)
Address: 1601 Jefferson Streeet, Alexandria, MN 56308 · Phone: (320) 762-0221 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Alexandria Technical … Alexandria Technical …: 60% 60% Minnesota average Minnesota average: 48.2% 48.2% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$51,700$63,750$71,270
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers$45,910$61,990$73,700
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$45,690$60,280$65,410
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists$49,810$66,840$78,600
Medical assistants$40,110$50,480$58,540
Machinists$46,550$61,140$74,650
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$38,310$58,390$73,250
Construction laborers$42,950$60,260$79,710
Medical records specialists$48,120$61,530$70,070
Nursing assistants$38,010$46,680$49,330
Phlebotomists$38,740$46,000$48,760

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Minnesota (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 67 $34,607 $34,575 $7,464
Ground Transportation Certificate, 300–899 hours 40 $37,417 $38,289 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 34 $42,747 $46,018 $5,500
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 26 $55,538 $47,260 $12,000
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 2–4 years 18 $42,747 $46,018 $5,500
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 2–4 years 17 $39,786 $36,185 $12,000
Carpenters Certificate, 2–4 years 11 not reported $36,848 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 10 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 9 not reported $29,322 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 8 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 2–4 years 6 $39,786 $36,185 $12,000
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, under 300 hours 4 $34,607 $34,575 $7,464
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 2 not reported $25,967 not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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